Source: Kataeb.org
Security & Justice
Rifaat al-Assad’s Beirut Departure Sparks Scrutiny Over Passport Forgery and Smuggling
Al-Jadeed reports that Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of the ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, departed from Beirut Airport to Dubai last Tuesday at 4:00 PM, accompanied by two individuals aboard a private jet.
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Lebanon Takes Bold Step in Sovereignty: Detaining Rifaat Al-Assad's Family Marks Shift in Policy
The Lebanese judiciary ordered yesterday the arrest of the wife and daughter of Duraid Rifaat Al-Assad after it was revealed that they were carrying forged passports. Both are currently detained by the Lebanese General Security.
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Opinion
2024 Year in Review: Can Lebanon Recover from the Depredations of Israel-Hezbollah War?
On the first day of 2024, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah received an Israeli ultimatum. If it did not immediately retreat from the Israeli-Lebanese border and cease its rocket attacks, a full-scale war was imminent. It was the threat that preceded the storm.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Guns in Lebanon Should Be in the Hands of Its Army Only
Despite the dire economic straits in which their country finds itself, for many in Lebanon $25 not an impossible sum to get together. That is the current asking price for one of the black-market AK-47 assault rifles flooding the troubled country after collapse of the Syrian army. The growing availability of these weapons in a country already awash with guns should alarm everyone who wants to see Lebanon turn a corner on instability, invasion and inertia.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Sports
PSG Beat Monaco But Goalkeeper Injured by Cleat to the Face
Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to extend their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a 4-2 win away to Monaco on Wednesday but lost goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to a gruesome facial injury.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Mbappé Set to Play for Real Madrid in Intercontinental Cup Final Against Mexico’s Pachuca
Real Madrid meets Mexican club Pachuca in the final of the watered-down Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbappé expected to be available to play for the Spanish powerhouse after nursing a left-thigh injury, The Associated Press reported.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Monday 3 August 2020 14:25:30
Hakim: Foreign Minister's Resignation Shows Authority's Failure in Saving Lebanon
Former Economy Minister Alain Hakim on Monday deemed the resignation of Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti as a step that expresses the authority’s ongoing failure in handling several issues, saying that they are waiting for the resignation of every honorable minister in this government.
“Hitti’s resignation is a step that expresses the current system’s failure in saving Lebanon and plunging it into crises at all levels,” Hakim wrote on Twitter.
